Looking at you, though, it's clear that you're not quite the norm. Magical Girls are supposed to be pictures of cute, burgeoning femininity, maidens dressed in frilly gowns of bright solid colors. They are not supposed to have hands that belong to a giant demonic skeleton; or legs that belong on some overpowered survival horror videogame boss.

They are also not supposed to have eyes that belong to something that should only be looked at from within a circle of protection, with purity wards plastered all over the place.

But even beyond those, anyone can look at you and say that you're...unique, in a way. For someone who's supposed to be just a year shy of high school senior age, you're tall - enough to tower over everyone else in the Officio, even when untransformed (the legs do add a handful of inches, which you do not mind at all).

Despite your less than gentle upbringing in a gulag managed solely by your father, your figure filled out rather nicely, and you've managed to take care of your hair enough that you could let it grow out and not worry about it frizzling at random times during the day.

Your skin, pale enough to draw comparisons with porcelain and fresh milk, is free of blemish - if you overlook the scars you've earned during your career, that is, but you can easily hide them under your clothes, so they are a moot point.

These are all fine, though. You are not ashamed of them. Far from it, you've made it quite the habit to flaunt these differences that set you apart from the standard Magical Girl, to distinguish yourself from the rest of the magical masses. Not that you need any help standing out, of course, with your hands and legs being just slightly on the wrong side of rapey - but you'd be lying if you denied that they didn't help in any significant way on your path to becoming the 9th Incubator's Warmaster.

Your slightly-longer-than-average tongue, which Malal herself had described as something out of a fetish video. It doesn't really cause you any problems with swallowing or talking or so on, and you can taste just fine with it - but you're secretly ashamed of it. Even if you're the only one in the Officio who could lick her own elbow, or the tip of her nose. You even scared a few novices with it, after inadvertently letting them see you eat ice cream off a cone.

Well, they looked scared, but they were blushing when they ran off, so.

Yes, this is your deep dark secret. Your tongue. You're sensitive about it enough that your aide even uses it to poke fun at you.

You are hilariously pathetic.

You should tell your aide to make a note for you: to find a better deep, dark secret for you to keep. If she cannot find one, she has to make one.

Because you do not want anyone to talk about your longer than average tongue after you die.

Freakishly long body parts aside, you are Valnikov Kharn, current Warmaster of the 9th Incubator's Officio Assassinorum. You have a thousand Magical Girls under your command. Your favorite weapon is a two-meter long black chainsword with monomolecular teeth. You fondly call it Skulltaker in public and lovingly maintain it in private. You have an almost unhealthy fondness of Jolly Roger sour candy, skulls and blonde women. You like to take it easy as much as you can.

And you are about to ask your Incubator's permission to go to all-out war.

Or well, waiting to ask him, anyway. He's on a call.

It's the reason why you've invaded his office. Even after being trained from day one that it is not a place to blithely barge into, no matter your rank or reason for doing so. The rather pretty girl at the receptionist's desk had tried to put up a token resistance at your arrival, but you simply waved her away, promising her that she won't get in trouble for your flagrant disrespect of authority.

Kyuubey, of course, is understandably irritated. At least, you think so, by the way he seems to nod at your arrival before continuing to talk to whoever it is he's talking to on his headset of his, while in front of his multi-screen computer thing. You wonder if he had his headset custom-made for him. It seems to be, you're not sure if a normal one will actually fit him properly.

Well, maybe he's not irritated at all, but you can never really tell with these mutant cats.

You let out a sigh. You are no good with waiting.

What do you do?

[]Eat another candy to pass the time.[]Look at what Malal is doing beside you. She seems to be messing about with her tablet, again.

>>20709436>[]Look at what Malal is doing beside you. She seems to be messing about with her tablet, again.Our candies are limited and must be saved for special occasions. We should seek out more when possible.

What happened is that the third incubator staged a fake rescue mission and his squads were ordered to stab ours in the back.

However the thing is was that they were ordered to leave Mami alive.Why do they want Mami? What is so special about her?

Thinking back, QB mentioned that the other incubators were getting reports of the gold weapons. It must have been found out by now that while gold weapons are dangerous, gold weapon welders are deadly.

So the possible motive of the third incubator is that he somehow heard about Mami's gold weapon and wanted to add her to his arsenal

>>20709574>blowjobsMakin' some assumptions on what he's into there, aren't you?

>>20709581Are we supposed to be meeting at their building, ours, or some neutral territory? Or do we not know yet? I, for one, am fully expecting them to demand Mami give a formal apology for her subordinate's actions, and then ambush us. Or try to, at least.

>>20709603The itinerary a couple threads ago only said that Kharn was to meet with their Warmaster to discuss Murderface's little murder spree. Other people weren't mentioned, but that doesn't rule them out.

I'd be amused we both went into the meeting plotting to take out the enemy Warmaster. My bet would be on Kharn even if this weren't a flashback.

You shift your weight from leg to bladed leg, before inching ever so carefully and slowly to the side, insinuating yourself into the sphere of privacy that Malal had learned, long ago, to forget ever enjoying whenever you are around. You manage to do this to the point that you are literally mashing yourself up against the side of your shorter and definitely more reliable aide - and to her credit, she is holding up against this stark intrusion of personal space very well, even if the side of her helmet is basically being pressed against two soft yet insistent, leather-encased intruders.

"Kharn?" She says after a moment, not missing a beat in typing out what looks to be random numbers, phrases and letters onto the tablet. You're not at all in league with computers or this kind of technology, but you do recognize that she seems to be coding something. Some sort of program, but that's as far as you can tell.

"Yes, Malal?"

"...Remember the talk we had about my respecting my personal space?"

You nod. "Yes, of course I remember."

"And what did we learn, then?"

"That I will never, ever respect your personal space no matter how much you beg or plead?" You say, smiling down at her.

"Coding. Something I picked up." The Culexus doesn't miss a beat in her tactile input. "Trying to make sure that everything I do on this thing is secured by multiple passwords. This way, if it gets stolen, any pertinent information in here is locked away." She shrugs her shoulders. "Don't really know if it'll actually work, but it's a nice way to spend the time."

You rap your knuckles gently on her helmet. "You are such a nerd, sometimes, Malal."

"Yes, well, some of us have other interests than getting other Magical Girls into bed during downtime, Kharn." The smile on your aide's voice is clear despite the vox-corruption. "And no, I'm not going to join in the next time. I'm not into blondes. I prefer a different shade of curtains."

That is much too bad, but Malal will be Malal.

You open your mouth to retort when Kyuubey clears his throat, one paw reaching up to pull down the headset, letting the contraption fall onto his neck.

"If you two have finished with the gutter humor, I am ready to receive you, as...sudden as this impromptu meeting is." Kyuubey's chair swivels around automatically, the large black leather seat turning to reveal the Incubator, the multiple screens behind him switching off. "Kharn. Malal. What do I owe the dubious pleasure of this visit?" Much like a cat, he clumsily pulls the headset off of his neck. "That was the Warmaster of the Eighth, by the way. She sends her regards, and hopes that you'll stay alive long enough for her planned sabbatical to Japan next year or so."

Hnh. It's been a while since you heard from Totally Awesome Sweet Alabama Liquid Snake.

You should probably tell her to bring you a bag of Jolly Rogers before she flies here all the way from the Americas, yes? You nudge Malal for it, and she grumbles that she'd already made the note.

"Well? What is it, Kharn?" Kyuubey says after a moment, tilting its head slightly as it looks at you. "Surely you've got a reason for barging in here? I would assume it's important, more than making the Fourteenth Incubator's Warmaster miss her flight."

And that confirms that he's irritated. You should probably be careful.

>>20709820No that was of vital importance.This is a close second though, it turns out that the third double crossed us, the girl saved Tomoe Mami from an attempt at capture and prevented the loss of her team by killing those eversor.I am requesting that we mobilize against the third immediately in retaliation

>>20709820I have determined that teh "Incident" with Girl A and the THrid's eversors was a setup, intended to kill our Mami, And was foiled in messy, efficient fashion by Girl A. Appropriate punishments have been handed out, excepting the need to kill the Thirds forces. All of them.

>>20709820"I have interrogated Girl A, and Mami Tomoe. The joint operation with the Third Incubator's forces were a set-up; Girl A overheard them planning to backstab our squad, and being unable to communicate with her squad leader, took independent action to terminate them before they became a threat."Now, I want to go over there and kill everyone they have and take apart the Third."

Actually, wait, the Third's an Incubator. How do we kill him? Destroying his body just means he pulls another one out of storage.

>>20709820>That name, Decu. That. Name."I have reason to believe that the third incubator's Eversors intended to betray you, slay your minions, and kidnap Tomoe Mami. Their perfidy was unintentionally uncovered by Girl A while she was in the process of slaughtering them for a lesser offense. I request your authorization to exterminate the Third Officio."

>Licktit honollOh god, even the captchas are lewd when Karn is around.

>>20709923Actually, as Warmaster, would Kharn know about the Golden Weapon stuff? She did seem to hint to Chiaki that details about them were restricted to Warmaster-level clearance with the whole "You're not allowed to know that because you aren't Warmaster yet" thing when we asked.

>>20709903on that note.please be gentle this is my first OCbased on: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ahqu1nd3Zu8[KHARN]Everybody ought to have a Mami,Everybody ought to have a working girl,Everybody ought to have a lurking girlTo make you lots of Pancakes.Everybody ought to have a Mami,Everybody ought to have a MagicalConsistantly congenialAnd quieter than a Kyuubey.Oh, oh, wouldn't she be delicious,Taking out the Witches,Neat as a pin.Oh, oh, wouldn't she be delightful,Sweeping out,Sleeping in.

Everybody ought to have a Mami,Someone who you hire when you're short of bloodTo offer you the sort of helpYou never get from a bodygaurd:Fighting up the stairway,Shooting out the windows,Killing in the bedroom,Buttering up the pancakes,Puttering all around the house!Oh, oh, wouldn't she be delicious, taking out the witches,Neat as a pin.Oh, oh, wouldn't she be delightful,Sweeping out,Sleeping in.

Everybody ought to have a Mami,Someone who in fetching you your Pancakes willBe winsome as a whipporwillAnd graceful as a flintlock:Skittering down the hallway,Flittering through the parlor,Tittering in the pantry,Littering up the bedroom--

>Apparently, we need to inform Kharn that Souji said she has nice... Mamis.

>We also seem to have forgotten to share Mami's greetings with Kharn

>Get an Ushanka hat for Kyouko.

>If we have to go under for a month to resist the corruption, we should let everyone who likes us know we'll be delayed. Luckily, this is a very short list. (Mami, Kyouko, Iori, am i missing anyone?)

>We may want to call [Kaname Madoka] and [???] again sometime to see if they start working.

>In addition to the killswitch, we can apparently track and 'take control' of Midori through the soul link, which could be... interesting. We might try it to see how it works. (We could literally make her hips move on their own!)

>On the subject of green and eager, I don't think we've ever specifically told Midori about the connections between Pinky, the Gold Weapons, and the Flesh of Fallen Angels.

>Oriko is still out there and probably still incredibly mad. We should keep an eye on that, she could easily make a wish for vengeance.

>Fabiola's meido boss has issues she'll want to pester us about eventually.

>>20710034>Black Lagoon>RailDex>Black Rock Shooter>Stein's Gate>MadWorldFuck how could I forget MadWorld and RailDex, wait when did Black Lagoon get referenced? Also what's a Black Rock Shooter and a Stein's Gate? One sounds like a shot and the other one sounds like a medieval poem.

Also, thought of another:>Fifth Element>"You're the kind of person that, when given a gun, asks what the red button on there underside does." Can't go forgetting the classics.

>>20710062My current theory is that Murderface screws up in some manner that puts Malal at odds with her, and Kharn chooses to save Murderface at the expense of Malal, thus gaining her moniker and possibly also being the incident that had her exiled to Siberia.

I don't think Murderface wod end up at odds with Malal. Pinky mentioned her when berating Chiaki on her choice of friends and acquaintances. If they were at odds and feuding, I think Pinky wouldn't have bothered mentioning her then.

Kyuubey seems to blink at just what you've said, the gravity of your words not exactly sinking in as quickly as you hoped they would, but at least they're getting there. "Those are very serious accusations, Valnikov Kharn. Accusations that you don't throw around lightly. Just like a complete mobilization order isn't something you generally talk about haphazardly, even in jest."

Malal glances at you, before stepping forward with her tablet. "Sir, I do have the recorded statements of Girl A and Mami Tomoe here. I can play them back for you, if you'd like--"

Kyuubey shakes his head. "Kharn, what you are suggesting is that my own brother has conspired against me. The Third Incubator is one of the few in this misbegotten planet that I trust; he arrived here long before I did and helped me get started." Despite the obvious indignation in his words, Kyuubey's voice does not change from its young, inquisitive tone at all, making you wonder if he is simply reading from a script or not actually equipped to convey emotion. "As trustworthy as Tomoe Mami's word is, I find it difficult to sanction a complete purging of my brother's Officio, simply because of a rescued urchin finding a reason to murder three Eversor Squads."

Another sigh, before Kyuubey looks down pensively at the floor, tail swishing back and forth, almost in a mesmerizing fashion.

"Did Tomoe Mami hear these threats herself? Or was this something that Girl A herself told you, only?"

I think that there may be a greater plot behind all this. Perhaps the information that Murderface overheard was falsified? Or Malal is misleading Kharn and planting evidence for ominous reasons not known to us?

For someone like Kharn to be exiled and stripped of her rank (and given a nasty title that she bears willingly), it must have been something serious. Being subverted by her closest subordinate and executing an unjust purging of an allied Officio on false evidence would probably qualify.

>>20709997All very important, I had forgotten some of that stuff. Hopefully most of it won't take too long. >>20710076I think it could be something along those lines.For a moment I thought The Betrayer title might be something to do with this war we might engage in. My original theory was that Murderface had done something, like killing Malal or a load of innocents, and then Kharn had taken the rap for her.

Given that we know that whatever makes Kharn go to Siberia doesn't happen for something like six months though, it's much more difficult to say. All I can guess is that it involves the 'hunting' they went on.

You blink at this, before turning to Malal for confirmation. She shakes her head, and you reply accordingly. No, Tomoe did not here these threats, because she was a floor above. She did confirm the Eversor Squads being lax in moving to help them, though--

"We do not wipe out a single Officio because of incompetence, no matter how much that's justifiable." Kyuubey cuts you off. "I will require more proof to sanction this purge." The Incubator shakes its head, and for the first time you are struck by how disturbing the effect of its unchanging facial expression when it's clear that Kyuubey is quite incensed. "Otherwise, we will consider this matter settled and forgotten. Chalk it up to incompetence, or simply negligence due to complacency. I will arrange for Tomoe Mami to have an armed escort in the meantime."

In this highly speculative and tin-foil hatted situation, Malal didn't force Murderface to say anything. In this instance, she may have had a Culexus (or Callidus?) subordinate tailing them undetected, and mimicked one of the Eversor's voices and revealed the falsified ambush plans.

>>20710251Quite a number of anons suggested it. And QB has a point. We have only the word of one Magical Girl who is known to have a spotty memory and is untrustworthy, and even if we mobilized the entire Officio we would end up with many casualties from the action, weakness that other Officio's not allied with us could take advantage of.

I see this as less Kyuubey letting "feelings" get in the way of things, and more his alien logic telling him that his brother has no logical reason to betray him. Why would incubators do something so silly that makes no sense?

Obviously, what we need to investigate is a reason why this incubator would actually want to bother us.

>>20710201"Additionally, the entire scenario is.... odd. Three squads for a purge, and no captive girls were ever found. Mami said the Third's squads did very little to assist in the mission, as well. I do not mean to malign your brother, but perhaps his underlings may not have as pure a cause."

>>20710201We might be happier at just getting straight to the skulls, but let it not be said that Kharn doesn't know how get the approval for them.

Ask permission to launch an investigation on any connection left of the Third's former yakuza allies. We'll want anything that leads back to the Third striking some kind of deal with their heads or even using them just for this particular incident.There was no captured magical girl as claimed, so we should question the Third back on that and see how it reacts. If it insists that the girl is still missing, we should insist on participating on the investigation and rescue for them under the pretense of 'making up for the incident'. This time we'll send the absolute best plus Murderface, and not tell them who.

>>20710297No she has amnesia but she seems quite clear about what happened, what she did and why.Just because she can't remember her own past doesn't meant she remembers nothing at all.We do need more proof though

Also I just realized that since Kharn is telling this to Chiaki as a story she probably described the fact that she invaded Malal's personal space quite graphically and it makes me think the Chiaki is sitting there wondering if she needs to go into such detail

>>20710333You didn't realize this when Kharn was describing her sexual exploits with the magical girl at the beginning of this flashback as well as all her drooling over Mami?I can easily see Matsuda repeatedly mentioning that Kharn was giving far too much information throughout this flashback.

>>20710414God, man, last time we slipped from the professional route, we stabbed her throught the stomach and almost chopped her hands off (not to mention subsequent shell-shock)... I'm pretty sure she will see motorboating as massive improvement.

>>20710464Who? Midori? Nope, bad idea. Remeber the bears (and their mistress) were after her, and more Magical Girls will come, because her previous Incubator wants her dead. She will be safer here. And Kharn will be grateful for chance to get some more skulls.

>>20710541Reasoning:Her family is under kyubey's protection, her presumptive assassin will be missing for some time before another is sent, i don't trust her with our unconscious body, and we really don't need *another* clingy associate with nothing else in her life.

You know.. If it really should come to the One-Month-to-Dewitchify/decorrupt-procedure we should at least ask Midori if she can use her Illusionary powers to stop us from dreaming while we sleep, since our dreams aren`t very pleasant.

"As I said. Incompetence, malicious or otherwise, is not enough of a justifiable reason for a complete mobilization." Kyuubey's voice seems to carry the note of exasperation despite the fact that he'd begun to paw at his headset, much like a curious cat would a strange object. "You are talking about a thousand Magical Girls being set out to eradicate another thousand. The collateral damage here would be astounding, no matter how carefully we plan it. If you want to commit us to such an event, then it very well should be for a solidly-defensible reason."

After a moment, he looks up at you. "But I did not choose you as Warmaster just to discard your opinion, Valnikov Kharn. I value your insight - I'm sure you did not just posit this course of action merely because of emotion, or your strange hobby regarding skulls. Japan is...getting a bit small. I have heard that a cousin of mine, the Tenth, has officers working here in this city. My city." The two perfectly-round crimson eyes blink, slowly. "I am already sharing my territory with the Third. It's a question of when, not if, that I will have to take action and get some...leg room back, as you say."

Another sigh. "Still, we must look to move on from this...mess. Take consideration, at the very least, that we've eliminated any seditious elements from an allied Officio's payroll. Girl A did kill every single one of the suspected squads, didn't she? Then we have our pound of flesh. Consider that as payment. Whatever their impure intentions were, we can say that we have chastised them more than enough for their folly."

At your mention of your impending meeting with the Third Warmaster, he nods. "Yes, of course I know about that. I'm the one who had Malal remind you of it, anyway." He glances at the Culexus at your side, before returning his gaze to you. "If you are still bent on this course of action, then I'm sure you can get it out of her from your meeting with her. Should you find out anything of note, contact me at once and we'll make a decision together."

It's then that Kyuubey blinks. "Speaking of Girl A's termination - I received two rather interesting updates to the payroll just a few moments earlier. The first was Girl A being declared deceased. Executed on the premises. The second one came no ten seconds later, with a new contractee named Murderface." Kyuubey's seat swivels to face his multiple-screened workdesk, and the wall beyond Kyuubey lights up to display Girl A's profile alongside Murderface's.

The former having long hair and a rather dead expression, the latter a stunned, deer-in-the-headlights look, with a rather unprofessional haircut that ended her hair just above shoulder length.

Other than that, though, they look very identical to each other. As if they were almost the same person.

The alien cat, as you have long since figured out, does not have a sense of humor.

>>20710792"Murderface's Time Stop ability makes her a very valuable asset, if she can be trained to be an effective Magical Girl. I think she has the potential, if placed under appropriate supervision."As for Girl A, that persona is gone."

"Girl A" was an emotionless robot of a magical girl that was unremarkable other than the circumstances of her rescue. She has died as a direct consequence of her actions and by my hand.

"Murderface" is a magical girl who shows commendable loyalty to her squad mates AND managed to kill several squads of Eversors alone (without getting scratched). She was discovered not long after Girl A was executed. If trained and socialized properly, I believe that she could be an asset to this Officio.

Evenin' fa/tg/uys. Just figured I'd drop in to let you know that, while I have been forcibly separated from my scanner, this state of affairs will be remedied Saturday, so I should have the cleaned up Murder Baron art for you, next thread. I've got the blueline done, just nowhere to scan the damn thing.

You nod at Kyuubey and give him your best smile. You tell him, without being too blithe about it, that you have very high hopes for your recruit. After all, you've got the sneaking suspicion that she could take on three Eversor Squads on her own if she felt so inclined. You also mention that you'll be the one to handle her training, too - which, in the world of Magical Girls, is basically saying that you will be taking full responsibility for everything your ward may get up to. Including wholesale slaughter. ESPECIALLY wholesale slaughter.

". . ." Kyuubey is silent for a moment, before he shakes his head. Reaching forward, he places a paw on one of the screens, and Girl's A Profile disappears, leaving Murderface's to shift to the center. Slowly, the empty text fields in the bottom of the raven-haired girl's picture starts to fill themselves.

"As long as you know what you're doing, then." The Incubator says after a moment. "I'll grant her probationary status and have her assigned to you. Vindicare rank." It's then that Kyuubey seems to narrow its crimson eyes at the profile in front of him. "Perhaps it would do to seperate her from Tomoe Mami for a few weeks, or so. Her having imprinted on Tomoe Mami when she woke up had been key to her recovery, but her relying on Tomoe Mami to such an extent could have the both of them killed. Try and train that out of her. Break her if you have to."

You nod at this, while silently hoping that you would not have to resort to such things. Of course, not like it will not be easy, with Malal at your disposal, but doing something like that leaves a bad taste in your mouth.

"Murderface, though? No last name, just 'Murderface'?" Kyuubey asks, the inquisitive tone in his voice seemingly returning. "Was there a contest of most horrible nicknames you were trying to win, Kharn? Or were you just trying to make fun of the latest recruit yet again?"

You interrupt your aide by defending your choice of names. It's cool! It is a good, strong name! It immediately strikes fear in the heart of the enemy!

"I worry about you sometimes, Kharn." Kyuubey says, shaking his head, his long ears swaying gently with the movement. "But then I remember why I chose you as Warmaster."

Why did he choose you, then?

Kyuubey's reply seemed almost kind. "For someone a few cards short of a deck, you're the less likely to go crazy and kill us all."

That...is actually sweet of him. It's the first time he's complimented you in such a way.

You find your cheeks burning at this, and you elbow Malal firmly in the side as you hear her snort through her helmet.

"Yes, well. In any case. I doubt you have time to fool around, you have your meeting with the Third Warmaster to get ready for." The Incubator nods. "I would not suspect treachery during the meeting itself, but all the same, conduct yourselves with caution and grace. If something untoward happens, remain calm and assess the situation. That means no taking skulls first, taking skulls some more, and when everyone's headless, asking a question or two."

As promised, my latest wordscribble, in which i attempt to write a dialogue-based scene. I had to make up two new puella magi to give lines to, so i tried to make them harmless and keep my toes out of Decultured canon. You have my personal assurance that neither of them are author self-inserts.

I just thought of something. Does Malal ever get to wear regular clothes? I mean does the protection of her helmet come in a more convenient, fashion accessory form like a head band or is she stuck with the biker outfit forever?

So, something I wanted to know for a while, figured I'd ask it now as long as Deculture's finished.

I've been following along with the quest for a while now, but I've only recently caught up on Puella Magica. So now I understand where most of the main characters came from and what their respective deals are, but I'm still lost on a few; what animus are Iori, Midori and Misaka from? And are Kharn and Malal from anything (other than their names being from 40k)?